Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 46 km W of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 46 km W of Tyonek, Alaska on Thu, Sep 16, 2021, 4:46 AM AKDT (12:46 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 44 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-16 12:46:02 UTC
Depth
102.7 km (63.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.137° N, 151.987° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
71

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.512 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 64 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.756 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 91 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.144 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 77 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.516 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 72 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.135 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 79 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.873 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 121 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 77 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.734 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 72 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.075 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 136 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.726 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 76 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1812 days ago · 120 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.515 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.323 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 62 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.511 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 57 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.633 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 90 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.727 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 99 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.670 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 108 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.27 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.873 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 124 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.564 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1811 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.042 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 82 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.563 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 103 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.511 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 66 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.065 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 120 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 1.615 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 70 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.01 km N of Funny River, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.665 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.646 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 112 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.629 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 77 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 1.623 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 75 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.67 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 64 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.714 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.541 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 92 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.57 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.867 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 111 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.615 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 46 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.672 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 95 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 1.530 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.740 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 85 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.827 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 95 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.540 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 78 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 1.665 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 116 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.56 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.546 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 79 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.627 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 72 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 1.556 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 87 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.522 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 59 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.626 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.721 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 61 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.223 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.725 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.83 km ESE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.545 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 101 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 113 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 1.662 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 100 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.931 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 117 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.536 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 107 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1803 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.634 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 80 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bwjlyb5. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:46 AM UTC.